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"Sento-kuyo" ceremony in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - More than 1,000 candles are lit around 8,000 roughly carved stone Buddhas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Aug. 23, 2016, during the Buddhist ceremony called "Sento-kuyo" in honor of the spirits of the dead.

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Candle-lighting ritual in Kyoto for deceased

KYOTO, Japan - Visitors look at candlelit stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2014, during "sento kuyo," a ritual for the deceased without families or relatives to visit the graves.

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Candle-lighting ritual in Kyoto for deceased

KYOTO, Japan - People pray before candlelit stone Buddha statues and stone pagodas at Adashino Nenbtsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2014, during "sento kuyo," a ritual for the deceased without families or relatives to visit the graves.

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Todaiji holds memorial service for spirits of ancestors

NARA, Japan - People light incense sticks at the "Manto Kuyo-e" memorial service to honor the spirits of ancestors held at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, on Aug. 15, 2014.

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People pray for spirits of ancestors at Todaiji

NARA, Japan - People pray before paper lanterns during the "Manto Kuyo-e" memorial service to honor the spirits of ancestors at Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, on Aug. 15, 2014.

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People pray for souls of forlorn dead at Kyoto temple

People pray at Adashino-Nenbutu-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 23, 2015, for the repose of those who died without any surviving relatives to tend their graves. The temple is known for thousands of stone Buddhist images symbolizing such forlorn dead. Candles were lit by visitors as part of the annual "sento kuyo" (memorial for thousand lights) service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Sento-kuyo" ceremony in Kyoto

More than 1,000 candles are lit around 8,000 roughly carved stone Buddhas at Adashino Nenbutsuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Aug. 23, 2016, during the Buddhist ceremony called "Sento-kuyo" in honor of the spirits of the dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo